|Question 27Verbal

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Linguists use phonemes to represent the smallest possible units of sound within a word.
- In English, the phoneme /p/ has labial articulation, which means it is produced using one or both lips, such as in the word "pan."
- The phoneme /z/ has alveolar articulation, which means it is produced by placing the tongue against or near the roof of the mouth, such as in the word "zoo."
- /p/ is plosive, a term used for sounds in which air flow is at first fully blocked.
- /z/ is fricative, a term used for sounds in which air flow is partially blocked.
Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to explain plosive phonemes?
The phoneme /p/, a unit of sound in which air flow is at first fully blocked, has labial articulation.
A
The phoneme /p/ in the word "pan" is plosive and is produced using both lips.
B
The linguistic term of fricative is used for units of sound in which air flow is partially blocked.
C
In linguistics, plosive is a term used for units of sound in which air flow is at first fully blocked.
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